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Withcall Mosquito Memorial

Withcall, Lincolnshire

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Photographs

mosquito hk194 ew l memorial
mosquito hk194 ew l memorial, Credit: Aircrew Remembered
307 squadron mosquito xii e hk194 ew l crash area
307 squadron mosquito xii e hk194 ew l crash area, Credit: Aircrew Remembered
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307 squadron mosquito xii hk 194 1, Credit: Aircrew Remembered
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course 15 at 58 otu grangemouth 2, Credit: Aircrew Remembered
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307 squadron mosquito xii e hk194 ew l newark cemetery 1 w800 1, Credit: Aircrew Remembered

Location

Withcall, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire

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Aircraft & Operation Details

Aircraft Type
Mosquito
Serial Number
HK194
Squadron
307 (Polish) Sqdn.
Station
Church Fenton
Date of Loss
1944-09-18
Operation Type
Operational
Target
Returning from Operation Market Garden (Arnhem)
Cause of Loss
Mid-air collision with another 307 Squadron Mosquito HK228 during return from Operation Market Garden

Crew (2 members)

RankNameRoleAgeNationalityFateBurial / Status
Flt LtStanislaw Roman MadejPilot27PolishKilled—
F/OJozef Stanislaw GaseckiNavigator25PolishKilled—

Memorial Details

Type
Polish aircrew memorial

Memorial Care

parish council
Organisation
Withcall Parish Meeting

Polish aircrew memorial.

Local Contacts

These local organisations are connected to this memorial and may be able to help with information or visits.

Louth & District Royal British Legionbritish legion

Local remembrance and memorial support

Withcall Parish Meetingparish council

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

Further Reading

Imperial War MuseumsRetrieved 2026-03-23

IWM War Memorials Register entry for the 307 Polish Night Fighter Squadron RAF Mosquito crash memorial at Withcall, Lincolnshire. Records the memorial commemorating the two Polish aircrew killed in the mid-air collision on 18 September 1944.

IWM reference number 98175Listed as Polish Night Fighter Squadron memorial

Polish Air Force Memorial Committee page about the memorial to the 307 Squadron Mosquito crew at Withcall. The memorial was unveiled on 17 September 2016 and honours the Polish airmen who died returning from Operation Market Garden.

Memorial unveiled 17 September 2016Supported by Polish Air Force Memorial CommitteeInscription references Operation Market Garden and Arnhem

SLHA catalogue entry for the Withcall crash memorial, providing local historical documentation of the 307 Polish Squadron Mosquito crash site in Lincolnshire.

Formal Lincolnshire historical society record

British PolesRetrieved 2026-03-23

British Poles website article on the last flight of the 307 Squadron Mosquito and the two Polish airmen killed. Provides context about Polish aircrew serving in the RAF and their contribution to the Allied war effort.

Documents the Polish dimension of the memorialContext about Polish airmen serving in RAF squadrons

Sources

  • Geograph(website)

Credits & Acknowledgements

Record compiled by
Keith Binley
Heritage sources
Aircrew Remembered (retrieved 2026-03-24)
Imperial War Museums (retrieved 2026-03-23)
British Poles (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Last updated 2026-03-21

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